Just a bit hot!

Heat Advisory in Effect

Monday, June 7th through Wednesday, June 9th AM

Twin Cities temperature today...



Hottest June day since 1934! What?!
10:01pm and it is 93 degrees.

Sam's first day of soccer was today. One of then nice things about being the coach is that I can call the shots and cancel the game. I still had the players come to the field to meet them, hand out jerseys and hand out some informational stuff to everyone. I was quite surprised to see that of the eight teams of PreK/K scheduled to play at 6:30pm, at least five of the teams decided to still practice.

Seth's first day of baseball was tonight and it was canceled as well.

It took Nick two and a half hours to drive 45 minutes. He tried to stay off of the highways since he was on his motorcycle and the winds were not safe for those balancing on two wheels. He looked sandblasted by the time he got home.

Today there was no benefit to standing in the shade versus directly in the sun. Nor did there seem to be any benefit to the 30 plus mile per hour winds.

Motor bike and a Pedal bike

Sam: "I want to go for a ride on the motor bike."

Me: "The motorcycle?"

Sam: "No momma, Dad's motor bike."

Me: "Why do you call it a motor bike?"

Sam: With a look of confusion "Because, it has a motor and it is a bike."

Me: "So is your bike a pedal bike?"

Sam: Now laughing at me "Momma... That is just a bike"

Me: "Ya but it has pedals, so why don't you call it a pedal bike?"

Sam "Cuz that isn't what it is called."

Ok then... I guess she told me.

My Growing Boy

My boy loves his sleep! He likes to complain that 7:30pm is too early of a bedtime but once his head hits his pillow he is old cold. Just like his momma. Where we differ is that Seth typically sleeps until 9am and I can't seem to sleep past 7am anymore. Well last night he stayed up late since we had company over. He played outside until around 9:30pm running the whole time. I brought him inside, we brushed teeth, put on some pajamas, gave him hugs and kisses and I tucked him in. I think he was snoring by the time I hit the stairs.

Well on Sunday morning, Sam (who went to bed at the same time) woke up and snuck into our bed sometime between 6am and 7am. I woke up at 7am to see my little girl snuggling in Nick's arms; it makes my heart melt everytime I see that. Nick left around 8am to head to his dad's to continue working on the Neon. He decided it would be best if he pushed the bike to the corner of our block then start it up. All of this in an effort to not wake up Seth, who would want a ride on the motorcycle. I could still hear the bike start up, but it wasn't as loud as if he fired it up in the driveway. I listened for Seth. All of a sudden I heard little foot steps running in the house. Oh great! Seth heard. I went to go see Seth, expecting to see him teary eyed because he missed his chance. I was pleasantly surprised. The running was Sam trying to catch Squirt. Sam and I watched some cartoons and snuggled on the couch. Finally the dining room light shook - Seth's feet hit the ground by his bed upstairs. It was 11:28am. 14 hours after he fell asleep. He is a growing little man.



February 2011 - 7 years 1 month

A Saturday with Friends

Nick and I invited our newly dating friends over for a family barbecue. Melanie (my friend) and Dan (Nick's friend) were introduced at our wedding reception in April. They have been dating since and we figured it was about time we have them over so we can see them together for ourselves.

Saturday morning the preparation started before the humidity kicked in high gear. I mowed the lawn while Seth watched, Nick swept the patio and weed whipped, Sam listened to tunes while basking in the sun. We inflated the swimming pool and filled it with water for the kids to cool off in later.

I went inside the house to clean up a little more and came back outside to this... I had to get a picture.

After Seth returned home with Nick from working on the Neon some more, he threw on his swim trunks for some water time. You would think his butt would hurt after the number of times it took us to time his jump to my clicking the camera button.

 Saturday turned out to be a wonderful day. It was fun listening to the guys reminisce and even better that Melanie and I could reminisce about our past when we weren't following the garage-talk. They are so cute together.

Just a little pink

Soccer starts on Tuesday so we took a trip to a sporting store to see what we could find for Sam. She wouldn't have anything to do with the black and green pair of cleats for $6. I told her that I am buying her that pair and she'll be okay. I did let her pick out a pink pair of shin guards.

Yup, those are a new pair of pink soccer cleats you see.

An Amazing Journey

It has been nine weeks since Nick and I discovered the amazing journey we were about to embark on. Today I am 13 weeks pregnant with our little one. What I can't get over, is the process that takes place within me. How little cells know where to go, how they multiply, transform and create such a beautiful little baby.

Our first ultrasound was on April 21, 2011 to confirm dates. My calculations gave us a due date of December 8, 2011. The ultrasound showed December 10, 2011. We were seven weeks pregnant. I wasn't sure what to expect on the screen. I definately wasn't expecting to see just a little bean. The ultrasound and confirmation that our baby was healthy was enough for us to feel okay sharing our news at our wedding reception on the 23rd. It was a little early to share, but family and friends were all together so we figured we would take advantage of telling everyone in person at the same time.

Nick told me how this was unfair because I've been through this before and know what to expect. He is so excited to be having his own baby. Seeing him smile - priceless.

Our second ultrasound was on May 5th (nine weeks) and was just to make sure our bean was healthy. It was amazing to see such changes in just two weeks. Our bean transformed into a sour patch kid. The ultrasound now showed a due date of December 8th - our original calculations and therefore our official date.

We have been lucky enough to of had a third ultrasound on June 2nd (13 weeks). This ultrasound was to check for downs syndrome and other neural tubular defects. Our sour patch kid transformed into a baby. S/he was sleeping and not very cooperative with his/her back to us. The sonographer and I tried to disturb baby's sleep in hopes of some better shots. We are going to have one sound sleeper! No matter how much I poked and pushed baby just would kick and go back to sleep. Stinker!

In the picture to the right s/he is hiding his/her face in my placenta, ankles crossed and enjoying some zzzz's. Look at those cute little toes! Seth and Sam both think the baby will be a boy. We'll see... sometime in December.

schools out for the summer

Sam excelled at Kindergarten with reading, writing and basic math. Every Monday a new homework assignment would come home. First thing Sam did on Monday's when she walked in the door was to race to the dining room table to do her homework. She loves reading books to herself and a select few who she didn't feel shy with. Sam's excited to spend the summer drawing with chalk, running in the sprinklers, going to the lakes, and playing on her first soccer team.

Next Stop: First Grade & all day school

Seth liked going to school to hang out with his friends. He likes to read books that he is familiar with and count money as long as he gets to keep that money when he is done. Seth is not big on doing homework or practicing his spelling words. He is a smart boy, it's just a matter of making it fun for him. Overall, Seth had a fun year of being in First Grade. Seth is looking forward to playing his first season of baseball, riding his new dirtbike, having sleepovers at Josh & JoJo's house, going to the lakes and taking more Harley rides.

Next Stop: Second Grade

Today Seth told me that he wished I was a teacher so I could be home all summer. Oh buddy... if only I could have the summers off.